Football Ramble

David Ornstein and NASA, are they the last bastions of normality as we head towards the failure of modern society? And why are we asking? Well, one reason is because FIFA are selling tickets to stand in the car park outside the World Cup final for $16,000. Marcus, Jim and David try to get their heads around that on today’s show. And if that’s not enough, we also discuss José Mourinho’s likely return to Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez’s remarkable press conference and the news that Southampton could be kicked out of the play-offs… Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Would you like to see someone get kicked in the head? Just head over to the monitor...” Spurs 1-1 Leeds. Marcus and Vish reacted live to an eventful encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Plus, Vish explains why he is now backing Spurs for Premier League survival. Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the end, sure, they got the decision right. But... and there are many buts, is this really the football we love? Amid fears that our game may well and truly be gone, don't fret! Chris Martin and his Coldplay pals have delivered - Bublé at the World Cup opening ceremony. Come on, that's a decision we can all get behind. Marcus, Luke & David are here to debate THAT disallowed goal, plus the rest of the weekend's action. Also, a good old-fashioned bit of (alleged) spying, a Rashy stunner, and Gianni Infantino being fired out of a cannon. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an eternity of negotiation with the belt-holding Ehantharajah Empire, the Ramble Intercontinental Senate has named a worthy challenger: Spelgium. As we edge nearer to the grand finale, who will earn the right to fasten Jack's coveted belt across their waist? Jim is ready on the buttons for this one. Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Ask us a question on X, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com. For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a day for the Kingdom. Three English sides in the European finals, David Attenborough celebrating his 100th birthday, and Reform UK domina... Oh, right. Forget it then. Luke and David are here to give their flowers to Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, topped off with a horrifying moan from Joe Cole. Plus, the Kylian Mbappé petition reaching 50 million signatures, and Millwall eye up the Premier League. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Only two goals! Can we have our money back, please? Jim and Vish are full of praise for PSG after they pulled off the perfect heist in Munich last night. Today, we relive another fascinating night of football as Luis Enrique once again proves he has built a complete team without the Galacticos. At least Bayern Munich can go home knowing their manager was dressed nicely… Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mr Tuchel, there's a man here coming to knock down your door. His name is Morgan Gibbs-White and he wants a place on your plane. Marcus, Jim & Vish were live on YouTube to discuss England's midfield conundrum. Have Phil Foden and Cole Palmer done enough to get a golden ticket to North America, and can Gibbs-White snatch a place from them? Plus, Kobbie Mainoo's England future, and a question about chicken curry pie. Ask us a question on X, Instagram and TikTok, and email us here: otc@footballramble.com. For ad-free shows, head over to our Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a night for Jimmy Campbell and his Arsenal boys! Today, he joins Marcus and Vish to relive an historic night at the Emirates Stadium. He and Marcus are in agreement that it is one of the greatest atmospheres they have ever witnessed. Elsewhere, Man City once again prove they can’t be trusted - and no, Marcus absolutely is NOT smug about it. Plus, we are giddy with excitement ahead of Bayern Munich vs PSG part 2. But can PSG avoid the dreaded can-can? Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Carrick has passed his Man United theory test. But is he ready to be given his full licence? Marcus, Jim and Pete share their thoughts on today’s Mailbag. Elsewhere, we’re asked: have we been unfair on Viktor Gyökeres? Should Newcastle replace Eddie Howe? And which footballer would we like to body swap with? Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Delicious twists at both ends of the table this weekend! Marcus, Pete, Jim and Vish shine the Ramble spotlight on it all. Spurs finally got their act together, while Arsenal got their mojo back to truly unite all of north London. Manchester United are also officially back in the Champions League, but another lengthy handball review leads Pete to ask some particularly searching questions about fingernails. Join us! Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Geordies vs Mackems. Tyne vs Wear. "Howay" vs "Ha'way". And, crucially, Pete Donaldson vs David Cartlidge. Sunderland may have already done the double, but this Biddy battle is the real decider. The dominions of the Ramble Intercontinental Senate have taken their seats, with Marcus in the umpire's chair. Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a show of unity rarely seen in the north east, David and Pete have joined forces against that southern softie, Marcus Speller. The three of them are here to look back on a controversial win for Nottingham Forest in the Europa League. Elsewhere, we wonder if the new Donaldson-Cartlidge alliance would have done a better job managing Burnley than Scott Parker. Plus, we hear from Steve Bruce about the time Sir Alex Ferguson brawled with the Turkish police. Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not fair to compare Atletico 1-1 Arsenal to the beauty of PSG 5-4 Bayern Munich. Let's just say it was a more interesting game than we might have expected. Marcus and Vish went live on YouTube straight after full-time to break down an evening full of controversy, sandwiches and bog roll. Jump in, the water's still warm. Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was that the greatest football match ever? Marcus, Pete and Jim admire last night's Champions League masterpiece, a game that simply could not have been better. Actually, only if Vincent Kompany was in a panic room for his suspension. We celebrate a proper feast of football, particularly Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who continues to play like a true football cult hero, but one who actually wins stuff. Elsewhere, there are somewhat reputable reports that Amanda Staveley is consorting with another consortium to take over Newcastle and José Mourinho is on the verge of a return to Real Madrid. Plus, The King of Football Gianni Infantino gets denied a motorcade in Vancouver. Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After York City’s scarcely believable title win at the weekend, Marcus and Luke nail down the specific ingredients for the ultimate ending to a football match - and relive some all-time classics. Pompey deep cuts very much incoming. Plus: the crystal clear definition of ‘world class’, unsung heroes from smaller teams around English football and is it ever possible to properly change which team you support? A listener is sick of this mob running his beloved Chelsea, so we’re here to help. Join us for the World Cup party of the summer! We're taking over London's 40ft Brewery for England vs Croatia on Wednesday 17th June with giant screens, our own beer on tap, live chat, BBQ and exclusive merch! Get your tickets here. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Against all odds, our brave professional footballers supplied another thrilling weekend of action for our enjoyment. Marcus, Luke and Vish gather to thank them personally on today’s Ramble. We continue to worry for Tottenham’s Premier League future as their situation gets worse despite a 1-0 win over Wolves. Elsewhere, there was a surprising number of punches thrown across football this weekend, some brilliant FA Cup semi-final action (and some less so). Plus, York City reminded us again why we love the game. Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, the Ramble Intercontinental Senate throws open it's doors to welcome back the region of Cartalonia after it's previous tours of duty. Not everyone’s clapping though - Spelgium is already squaring up, determined to put the newcomer through their paces. It's Jacks Encyclopaedia! Pete is on the buttons for this battle. Get your Ramble watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's FA Cup semi-final weekend, everybody! Keyboard warrior Calum McFarlane is back in charge of Chelsea as they take on Leeds for a place in the final. Rest assured, John Terry isn't jealous of McFarlane at all. Nope, not one bit. Marcus, Pete and David preview a big weekend in the FA Cup and Premier League. Tottenham travel to Wolves in a must-win game for Bobby De Zerbi's men. Be careful, he might not be wearing any pants. Plus, Eddie Howe's under increasing pressure at Newcastle, and yet more madness at FIFA. Get your Ramble watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Have you signed the card for Liam? He’s leaving… You know Liam, the one banging on about respecting the ball.” Marcus and Vish jump on the pod after another round of corporate restructuring at BlueCo means Liam Rosenior has lost the Chelsea job. We wonder how the club’s ownership continue to get it so wrong and try to work out who’d want the job long term. Elsewhere, Man City go top after a nervy, unconvincing win against now-relegated Burnley - Arsenal fans, stay ready. Plus, a banging last-gasp Sean Longstaff volley grabbed a precious points for Leeds at Bournemouth! You can get early access tickets to our massive World Cup party by signing up to the Football Ramble Patreon for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things aren't looking good for young Liam Rosenior at the Chels. Five losses in a row in the Premier League and not a single goal scored for the first time since November 1912. That's even earlier than the release of the first Keystone Cops film. Fitting, eh? Marcus, Pete & Vish dive into that travesty. Plus, Marc Cucurella's barber has a stinker, Leicester City drop down to the third tier, and Matt Le Tissier shouts at a cloud. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.